Don't be a Programmer for $85,000

[@michaelwilliams8625]

I know you didn't just casually say **Onlyfans** land didn't expect us to notice bro loll Love your videos man: keep em coming!

[@Kaotik-ju4sp]

That got a like and a follow from me lol

[@seasong7655]

I love programming in my free time and solving problems, but dealing with all the corporate bs is ruining the fun for me.

[@boratsagdiyev522]

That's every job

[@grenadier4702]

Another programmer that earns 85k saying "don't be a programmer". Lol. Who creates you guys?

[@rashadpaige564]

😂😂😂

[@FatherPhi]

Doesn’t he work at Google?…no way he makes only 85k lol

[@BlueProgamer212]

Idk dude, there must be a factory that creates them

[@tristanJollyz]

I think he didnt encourage guys who are lack of things that he listed wasting their time to jump in the industry so maybe it's not for them i guess?

[@TacoMaster07]

Hessayin dont do it for the money. In ur case tho its dont do it cuz ur a dummy.

[@boratsagdiyev522]

Bro i gotta say this is the first video i saw about software engineering i came across that isnt clickbaiting for views. You actually talked about the title instead of fishing views only to preach about something else. Because of that I respect ur channel over all the other's and ive subscribed. And i agree with everything u said, coding requires all ur time and focus. I got into it because 3 years ago i was googling about careers that dont need a degree and web development popped up. I chose it because it was better than all the options i saw and ever since i was practicing everyday amd night. Everyday i think about quitting and wheather or not this is for me. The money and the title was my main motivation for me honestly. Id love to do something else in tech but all the alternative options you mentioned requires a degree. Im 30, i never wanted to take on debth to get a degree.

[@ricardorocha6612]

Well you can try saving so you take your degree without getting into debt, takes a bit to get there but might be a great decision for you

[@boratsagdiyev522]

@@ricardorocha6612 I could, but I need my savings for retirement and for emergencies. I don't wana go to college at 30, I would've gone if I was 22 again and had the means for it. I just gotta figure something else out.

[@ricardorocha6612]

@@boratsagdiyev522 I understand you position, but wouldn't you make more money with a degree? I am older than you and I enrolled in more education for some career shift

[@boratsagdiyev522]

@@ricardorocha6612 Depends on what major you pick. Plus a degree doesn't guarantee you good paying job out of college especially seeing countless video's of college grads not being able to get a job they studied for. Even computer science graduates and bootcamp grads are competing for the same jobs. But I hope the market recovers soon. Life shouldn't be this hard and I'm a single male. And if did spent all my savings going to college; after I graduate, I have to think about how many years I'd have left to earn back my savings.

[@BizzaroBrainBoi]

i think this is one of the most software awakening vids on youtube ive seen

[@boratsagdiyev522]

And it's not clickbaited, he actually talked about the title and never switched up in the end.

[@a.m.4154]

Lol. Says the guy earning 300k+ USD, packs a powerful passport, and probably never had to struggle his whole life. People have every right to turn their lives around if they desire to. Coding is simply a means to and end. Not everyone lives to work, some work to live and pick up skills and jobs to unlock specific doors of opportunity in their lives.

[@astrahcat1212]

He literally says in the video his parents struggled, they were by no means rich. His story is much more honorable, making sure his parents and he had a better life, than many people who pursue a higher paying career.

[@WewCode]

@@astrahcat1212 he probably didnt want the entire video lol

[@catmaxi2599]

Most engineers don't make 300k a year...

[@codeferrari]

@@astrahcat1212I’m pretty sure that most people that seek a higher paying career want to provide a better life for themselves and their family..

[@weho_brian]

i find the biggers whiners are also the most privildged. Most people don't understand how lucky they are to sit at a desk for 40 hours a week and confortable earn six figures. If you are working more than 40 hours a week with all the tools we have nowadays, then you should really question your career path

[@jermainemyrn19]

That's 5586 per month in florida after taxes. For what a company makes off you, 85k is a drop in the bucket.

[@Cygx]

The breakfast and dinner is just a perk. Most people go home before dinner imo

[@AnilYadav-bh9rw]

Every video of yours is a gem! Thank you

[@johndevnoza4223]

yeh exactly same situation for me, at the very beginning i already knew this wasnt for me, but still i went in. for my child and wife.

[@astrahcat1212]

It depends what you define as a software engineer. If you mean try to get a job at a fortune 500 company, it's different than a startup, or even trying to be an entrepreneur and make and promote your own software. Not everyone does it just for the money, I spent years at one point working as a bus driver part time and making games full time. Best coding days of my life, I could wake up and code whatever I wanted. So I think it depends.

[@epikPhailure]

You can be a software engineer without having to keep up with technologies or have stressful jobs. Just dont work in tech.

[@aydennnx]

I had your video playing in the background and I thought I was listening to Randall Park talking about programming

[@ArisAris-fs1ip]

Bro, I am a software engineer with 2 years of experience. I dont regret it, as I was a hardcore blue colar before. Now I have enough strength to workout and have that tinder body, sleep enough, and have enough energy for daygame! The money is ok enough to invest in real estate, so I dont care at all!

[@ZidinyErre]

Thank you for your work !

[@gammalgris2497]

There are other companies and organisations. You don't get those perks there but don't have the same level of crunch and stress.

[@Misteribel]

If you're good, be a consultant instead. Even self employed, you'll easily make $120-$200/hr. And work remote, travel the world. It's what I love to do. The stress you mentioned is very true, you need to have a lifestyle that offsets that.

[@iceman442ho]

I admire your drive, but I wish it came from a different source. It almost sounds like you don't like programming but are trapped in the role. I hope you one day find yourself with enough resources to do something that makes you happy.

[@RogerThat902]

At the end of the day you have to appreciate what the job gives. I love coding, but coding for someone else isn't fun. That's basically the case for every job though. At the end of the day, you have to appreciate what the job gives and have an end goal to look forward to.

[@parameshwararunachalam7897]

The quality and quantity of insights you shared in this video is just awesome. Thanks for sharing 💚

[@sp-vt4je]

100% of engineers outside of the US, don't even earn half of $300k...

[@nafees6086]

Hey Alex, I've really been loving your channel after finding it recently and I would love to hear you talk about personal projects. I'd like to hear your thoughts on them, how to stand out, and how to make them a stand-in/substitute for an internship experience, especially in this current job market.

[@realalexnguyen]

Thanks for the kind comment! I definitely should make a video on this. I don't want to keep you waiting so I'll share some quick thoughts. 1. Please start small. Start with a to-do list or weather app that has tutorials on getting started. Building something great starts with building something small. 2. Add more features. First add a front end. Then a backend. Then a database. A project is more about your skills than the actual project itself. Show that you know how to code using these technologies. 3. For 2024: Build projects that use Gen AI. It doesn't have to be complicated but showing that you can call the API with a request and return a response will be impressive to anyone right now. A simple to-do app that calls chat gpt to summarize the list would really stand out this year. 4. Don't repeat yourself. It's not about how many projects you do, it's about the different technologies you used. Using different APIs. Add a unit test for one, and a different language. It's even okay to port a web app to a mobile app and give it a different name. The technology is more important than the concept. 5. You don't have to finish your projects. Projects show what you know, not what you finished. If you set up a database, you don't have to completely fine tune it to put it on your resume. As long as you can talk about how to actually do it, nobody will be concerned.

[@nafees6086]

@@realalexnguyen Thank you so much for the really detailed advice- definitely gonna use this! Super excited for the future of your channel

[@fallintotech]

@@realalexnguyen wow, great advice!!

[@tristanJollyz]

Thank you brother, sometimes i feel like i'm struggle and worry about my future but now i know exactly what to do, just found out your channel and the video content is great, it inspired me a lot. I'm Viet too but english isn't my mother tongue, learning english and CS at the same time are quite challenge but f**k it because i love learning something new everyday. It helps me to feeling I'm alive, sry for my suck grammar. Hope your channel grow fast, stay safe man

[@deersakamoto2167]

The average OF creator income: $150/mo So it's arguably worse than programmers

[@Astral_Dusk]

Perhaps when there's true passion in being a software engineer that "someone else" is actually "yourself."

[@codingwithrendi]

My passion in software engineering makes me strong when things get hard but it is fun :)

[@user-wp5qo6qg7q]

When you said that you work on your free time right there, it doesn’t make much sense because you’re doing it all the time.

[@xwu524]

Wow 4:32 I can really relate to it, I did it for my loved ones

[@tommasobonaccorsi9660]

Great video ! I've understanded your message and i respect it

[@youganon]

Love the honesty

[@artificiyal]

i realized this earlier, now much happier

[@IndellableHatesHandles]

It's strange that you talk about doing it "as a career." That's not the default state of a software engineer in my mind, probably because I'm self-taught

[@joel9909]

WTF bro 😃😃😃😃😃 Only Fans what now? Is that a bundler or a compiler? Great advice btw

[@ShimoriUta77]

Me being a software engineer for 16k USD per year: 💀

[@boratsagdiyev522]

How

[@ShimoriUta77]

@@boratsagdiyev522 try living in Brazil, 16k USD here is waaaay above the country average income and about 8 times the basic income. But it still feels like shit when you see you people in the US, EU and some Asian countries like Japan boasting 75k Salaries. I would give my life for a 50k USD salary. And yet, you guys complaining about 85k, 75k salaries. I don't understand, with 20k USD yearly you are already nouveau riche. 100k USD salary you basically a king already

[@boratsagdiyev522]

@@ShimoriUta77 well 75k to 80k is just enough to live comfortably as a single person. It's not enough to raise a family especially if u live in major U.S. cities.

[@JD-vj4go]

I live in a major US city. 75k a year means a small apartment with roommates.

[@hmm-gb6sz]

Love your videos but just be careful foam rolling lower back can actually cause injury!

[@realalexnguyen]

Thanks I'll definitely be more careful!

[@PavloFesenko]

Alex, who is your favourite OnlyFans engineer? 😂

[@realalexnguyen]

first!

[@noob8394]

uff, that's unfair!

[@drB762]

he said "onlyfans", lol

[@antquinonez]

I don’t like your videos.

[@TuscanWonder]

😰😮‍💨

[@miliciousss8213]

Hi Alex!! I ma an engineering student from India. I freelance as a an editor and graphic designer . In case you need a thumbnail designer or editing services, do let me know. And also could you share your email so that I could send you my portfolio if you don't mind??